Do you have a terminal plugged into the command line serial port?
What does it say is happening?
--- Graham


On Sun, Feb 28, 2016 at 3:14 PM, Graham <gra...@flex-radio.com> wrote:

>
> Alex:
>
> You are probably trying to draw too much power through the USB port from
> the BBB.
> I would try the same setup, but using a Powered USB Hub.  See if any of
> your hubs have a
> wall-wart accessory that can power the hub directly, and take the power
> load for
> all the USB devices away from the BBB.
>
> --- Graham
>
> ==
>
> On Sunday, February 28, 2016 at 1:25:16 PM UTC-6, awesomea...@gmail.com
> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> So i have a bealge bone black with a 4.3 LCD cape running on debian. I
>> also have a usb hub with 4 output. I currently use 3 of these output (wifi
>> dongle, usb key and a prolific usb to DB9 serial adapter).
>>
>> The serial adapter is here to read some values from an industrial scale.
>>
>> Here is the problem. if the BBB is connected to a computer via the mini
>> usb port, everything run well. (with an without a 2.5 amp on the power
>> barrel.)
>>
>> The second that i disconnect the BBB from the computer, the serial
>> adapter will only receive 0xff caracter. Iv'e tried on others computer with
>> DB9 connector to exclude the scale from the equation.
>>
>> I have no clue and I can't leave a computer connecter to the BBB just to
>> get the serial adapter happy...
>>
>> ps. I have 3 different serial adapter and same result for all. Also 3
>> different usb hub.
>>
>>
>> Thanks in advance
>>
>> Alex
>>
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